Process Settings Wizard - 1st Injection Settings dialog

This page of the Process Settings Wizard is used to specify the following for a Co-injection Molding or Thermoplastics Bi-injection Molding process analysis:

To access this dialog, ensure that you have selected either the Co-injection Molding or Thermoplastics Bi-injection Molding process and an analysis sequence that includes Fill or Fill+Pack, then click Process Settings (Home tab > Molding Process Setup panel > Process Settings).

Note: Some of the items listed below may not be available on the current dialog. This is dependent on the mesh type, molding process and analysis sequence selected.

General settings

Mold surface temperature
The temperature of the mold at the plastic-metal interface, where the plastic touches the mold.

In cases where this is an input box, enter the required mold temperature.

Note:
  • The temperature of the mold affects the cooling rate of the plastic.
  • The mold temperature cannot be higher than the ejection temperature.
Fiber Solver Parameters
When the Fiber orientation analysis is enabled, click this button to display the Fiber Solver Parameters dialog.